tantamount
发音
英 [ˈtæntəmaʊnt]
美 [ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt]
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- adj.
- 相等的，相当的
单词词源
tantamount 无异于，一样坏
来自短语 tant amount,等同，一致，来自拉丁语 tantus,一样的，一致，来自 tam,因此，所以， 词源同 tandem,this,that.主要用于贬义修饰。
双语例句
- 1. Therefore , opponents argue , allowing people to sport these plates is tantamount to allowing the tea-partiers to advertise on state property .
- 因此，反对者主张，允许人们玩这种牌照就相当于允许茶党人员利用州财产做广告。
- 2. Dropping the commitment would be tantamount to a tightening of monetary policy as bond yields rise in anticipation of short-term rate hikes .
- 对零利率承诺的放弃相当于货币政策的收紧，这会增加短期利率上升的预期，从而抬高国债利率。
- 3. He said the presence of chinese fishery patrol boats in the area was tantamount to a " declaration of war " against japan .
- 他声称中国渔业快艇出现在这一区域就相当于对日“宣战”。
- 4. Not long after the deal collapsed , four executives from rio tinto one involved in the fraught process of negotiating iron ore prices were arrested , initially on charges tantamount to spying .
- 交易谈崩后不久，四名力拓高管被捕其中一名参与了困难重重的铁矿石价格谈判，对他们的最初指控相当于间谍罪。